Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Boggy; swampy; muddy: Describes ground, terrain, or a path that is soft, wet, and saturated with mud or water, making it difficult to traverse.
   • Mired; stuck: Describes the state of being bogged down or immobilized in mud or a difficult situation.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Con đường phía sau làng rất lầy sau cơn mưa. (The path behind the village is very muddy after the rain.)
  • Chiếc xe bị lầy trong bùn. (The vehicle got stuck in the mud.)
  • Khu đất lầy này là nơi sinh sống của nhiều loài chim. (This swampy land is home to many bird species.)

Advanced Usage

• "sa lầy" (verb phrase): to bog down; to become mired. Often used literally for physical stuckness or metaphorically for becoming entangled in a problematic situation.
  • Cuộc đàm phán đang có nguy cơ sa lầy. (The negotiations are at risk of bogging down.)
  • Đội quân sa lầy trong vùng đất ngập nước. (The troops became bogged down in the wetlands.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lầy lội (adj): Very muddy or swampy; emphasizes the state of being covered in or full of mud.

  • Cánh đồng lầy lội sau bão. (The field was very muddy after the storm.)

• Bùn lầy (n): Mud; mire; the muddy substance itself.

  • Xe bánh xích di chuyển dễ dàng trên bùn lầy. (Tracked vehicles move easily over mire.)

Synonyms

• Muddy: Covered in or full of mud.
• Swampy: Characteristic of a swamp; waterlogged.
• Mired: Stuck in mud or a difficult situation.

Related Idioms

• "Lún sâu vào vũng lầy": To sink deeper into the mire/quagmire. Used metaphorically to describe becoming more deeply involved in a troublesome or worsening situation.
  • Công ty đó đang lún sâu vào vũng lầy nợ nần. (That company is sinking deeper into a quagmire of debt.)

adj

1. boggy; swampy
   • sa lầy
     to bog down